State v. Jack Patterson
Order:
Supreme Court Case Name:
State v. Jack Patterson
Case Date:
1923
Court Origin:
Circuit - Criminal
Cause/Crime:
Murder, 1st degree
Database - TN Research:
County:
- Tipton
Division:
West
Number of Pages:
53
Notes / Description:
Victim: Melvin Percer. Patterson, a deputy sheriff was accused of shooting Percer, while he and his family were on their way home from a picnic in a wagon around midnight. Percer and 2 others were driving a truck with no lights on when they accidently hit Patterson and his family. Patterson then shot Percer out of anger for hitting his family. First 4 pages of brief are missing.